Comparing self-identified and census-defined neighborhoods among adolescents using GPS and accelerometer
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Comparing self-identified and census-defined neighborhoods among adolescents using GPS and accelerometer
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Health Geographics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1476-072X
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072x-12-57